Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, a meeting of the Water Council was held.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov heard reports from Minister for Emergency Situations Chingis Arinov, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Yerlan Nysanbayev, First Deputy Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurlan Aldamzharov, as well as akims of a number of regions on the situation in the country related to dangerous hydrological phenomena.
The relevant Memorandum of Intent on cooperation in the field of water resources and irrigation management, as well as the development of sustainable agriculture in the context of climate change, was signed by the Kazakh National University of Water Management and Irrigation, the Kazakh National Agrarian Research University, and Kabul University.
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov reported at the Government session on the measures being taken to regulate water resources.
Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Yerlan Nysanbayev reported at the Government session on meteorological conditions and soil moisture forecasts for the period of spring field works.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with members of the Board of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, the chairmanship of which Kazakhstan is completing this year.
Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev, during his working visit to the Akmola Region, together with the regional Akim Marat Akhmetzhanov, inspected flood prevention measures in the Astrakhan, Shortandy, Arshaly, Tselinograd, and Atbasar districts.
At the Government session, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov reported on water availability forecasts and measures being taken in preparation for the upcoming vegetation period.
At the Government session, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev reported on the ongoing work to digitalize the water sector.
At the Government session, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurzhan Nurzhigitov reported on the ongoing work to implement projects for the construction and reconstruction of water supply facilities.
At the Government session on issues of water supply and wastewater disposal in populated areas, Vice Minister of Industry and Construction Kuandyk Kazhkenov reported on the full implementation of the Head of State’s instruction to provide the population with access to drinking water by the end of 2025.
At the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, issues related to the development of water supply and wastewater systems, as well as the introduction of digitalization and water-saving technologies, were considered.
At the Government session chaired by Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, the current water management situation was reviewed. Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev reported on the risks of the upcoming growing season and the preventive measures to ensure water supply for farmers.
At the Government session, the issue of water supply for the southern regions during the upcoming vegetation period was reviewed.
A meeting on preparations for the 2026 vegetation period was held at the akimat of Zhambyl Region under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev. The meeting was also attended by Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov, Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov, representatives of water management organizations, local executive and law enforcement bodies, as well as farming enterprises of the region.
To ensure the efficient distribution of irrigation water in the Turkistan region, limits on planting water-intensive crops have been revised based on projected water availability during the upcoming growing season.
